5904 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220

5904 5th Avenue is a 4-story, 6-unit New Law Tenement building built in 1931, currently owned by Ren Zheng. The property has experienced recurring plumbing issues, with multiple water supply complaints filed between 2021 and 2022, though most resulted in either no violations or prompt corrections.

More recent concerns include two November 2024 HPD complaints regarding a window pane and flooring issues, which were not able to be inspected at that time, maintaining an open status as of February 2025. The building has an active violation from September 2024 regarding failure to file the 2023 external low-pressure inspection report. Historical data shows significant health and safety improvements between 2018 and 2019, particularly concerning sanitary conditions, when multiple complaints about garbage/recycling storage were filed.

During this period, there were also violations related to building safety requirements, including the need for proper door closures, gas leak procedures, and carbon monoxide detector functionality - all of which suggest past safety concerns that appeared to require attention. Notably, the building has maintained a passed rodent inspection as of September 2018, and during the same period, there was no significant rodent-related concerns reported. The property appears to have had improvements over time, with fewer complaints about severe issues in recent years, though the persistence of some open violations and recent complaints suggests ongoing maintenance challenges.